Sunday 24 June 2007
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago - Darrel Brown sizzled down the 100m straight at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, on Saturday (23).
The 22-year-old sprint star scorched the Mondo track in a wind-assisted 9.88 seconds to strike gold in the Sagicor National Open Track and Field Championship men’s 100 metres.
World Junior champion Rhonda Watkins, 19, took her third national women’s Long Jump title.
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With a 3.0 metres per second wind at his back, Darrel Brown bolted to victory in the 100m, ahead of Richard Thompson, the silver medallist in 9.95, and 19-year-old Keston Bledman (10.05). Marc Burns was fourth in 10.06, one spot ahead of dethroned champion Jacey Harper (10.15).
Thompson, who clocked a personal best 10.09 in winning his semi-final heat, got out well in the final. Brown’s mid-race surge, though, was a bit too much for the Louisiana State University (LSU) sprinter to handle, the 2001 champion reclaiming his national sprint crown with a silky smooth dash.
“I’m satisfied,” Jamaica-based Brown said shortly after his breathtaking bolt, “because last week in Oslo I felt my left hamstring tighten up on me. Coach told me to come down here and just do enough to win but I had to go down a little more…Richard was some stiff competition.”
When the clockings were announced over the public address system, Thompson excitedly acknowledged the cheers of his supporters.
Brown was very impressed with the challenge offered by Thompson.
“I was told to hold back a bit. I held back but when I glanced and saw Richard a little way in front I had to get up in gear a little more.”
Like Thompson, Bledman produced a new PB (personal best) in the semi-final round, the junior sprinter finishing second to Thompson in heat one in 10.14 seconds.
Brown is planning to compete at a few meets in Europe, ahead of next month’s Pan Am Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2003 World Championship silver medallist is hoping his European stint will produce another 9.8 run, but without an illegal following wind. “I have to. Tyson (Gay) is running.”
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago - Darrel Brown sizzled down the 100m straight at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, on Saturday (23).
The 22-year-old sprint star scorched the Mondo track in a wind-assisted 9.88 seconds to strike gold in the Sagicor National Open Track and Field Championship men’s 100 metres.
World Junior champion Rhonda Watkins, 19, took her third national women’s Long Jump title.
Another 9.8? - “I have to. Tyson (Gay) is running” in Osaka
With a 3.0 metres per second wind at his back, Darrel Brown bolted to victory in the 100m, ahead of Richard Thompson, the silver medallist in 9.95, and 19-year-old Keston Bledman (10.05). Marc Burns was fourth in 10.06, one spot ahead of dethroned champion Jacey Harper (10.15).
Thompson, who clocked a personal best 10.09 in winning his semi-final heat, got out well in the final. Brown’s mid-race surge, though, was a bit too much for the Louisiana State University (LSU) sprinter to handle, the 2001 champion reclaiming his national sprint crown with a silky smooth dash.
“I’m satisfied,” Jamaica-based Brown said shortly after his breathtaking bolt, “because last week in Oslo I felt my left hamstring tighten up on me. Coach told me to come down here and just do enough to win but I had to go down a little more…Richard was some stiff competition.”
When the clockings were announced over the public address system, Thompson excitedly acknowledged the cheers of his supporters.
Brown was very impressed with the challenge offered by Thompson.
“I was told to hold back a bit. I held back but when I glanced and saw Richard a little way in front I had to get up in gear a little more.”
Like Thompson, Bledman produced a new PB (personal best) in the semi-final round, the junior sprinter finishing second to Thompson in heat one in 10.14 seconds.
Brown is planning to compete at a few meets in Europe, ahead of next month’s Pan Am Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2003 World Championship silver medallist is hoping his European stint will produce another 9.8 run, but without an illegal following wind. “I have to. Tyson (Gay) is running.”
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